"Migrant Heart is a powerful act of resistance, depicting the realities of migrant life and the trauma inflicted upon the immigrant community by U.S. policies, but refusing to let that narrative overshadow the joy and humanity of migrants and undocumented immigrants... a gorgeously written testament to that unstoppable spirit."

– —BookPage, starred review

"Reyna Grande lays bare her entire Migrant Heart in these riveting essays. From a poverty-stricken childhood to eradicating a slug infestation in her garden, the honesty in Grande’s words is the soft medicine our communities need. Migrant Heart is a must-read for everyone who has ever suffered, who has ever loved, who has ever needed cycles of trauma broken.” 

– Javier Zamora, New York Times bestselling author of Solito

"Tender, powerful, and scorchingly courageous, Migrant Heart explores violence and sorrow in families and systems and finds sanctuary along the way… When I say that I'm haunted, I mean it in the best possible way."

– Catherine Newman, New York Times bestselling author of Sandwich and Wreck

“Latinidad is not a monolith, and these stories reflect what that means. Our stories are rooted in finding our voices, clawing our way back to our roots after the wounding severance created when migrating so young, and perseverance. I cried, holding my chest, as I felt Reyna’s longings as my own. What a profound read."

 

 

– Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez, bestselling author of For Brown Girls with Sharp Edges and Tender Hearts

"Reyna Grande is a singular voice, honest in her writing and generous with her humanity. In this new collection of essays, she holds grief and pain alongside reinvention, resilience, and a persistent, hard-won pursuit of joy. With clarity, Grande shows us that life is rarely one thing at a time, and living fully means holding the contradictions even when it’s painful."

– Julissa Arce Raya, Best Selling Author of You Sound Like a White Girl

"Migrant Heart is the exact book I needed during this tumultuous time. These essays should be taught across the country. Reyna’s stories of surviving and thriving as a Brown woman in the United States are seamlessly told through her sharp, vibrant prose. This is a book I will return to again and again."

– Erika Sánchez, New York Times bestselling author of I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter and Crying in the Bathroom 

"With heart and verve, and her own particular candor, so warm like a sun, Reyna Grande writes about writing, memory, the Ayotzinapa 43, the cruelties of the border, menopause, slug sex, and queen bees. I love Reyna’s way of seeing the world. These essays are heart-big."

– Ingrid Rojas Contreras, Pulitzer Prize finalist and author of The Man Who Could Move Clouds

"Migrant Heart is deep, gorgeous, and full of unexpected chambers that will by turns unsettle you, infuriate you, comfort you, and, if you let them, heal you. And while much darkness lies in many of these essays—of human nature, of life, of our nation—ultimately, they are illuminated with love.”

– Xóchitl González, Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author of Olga Dies Dreaming